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RB3 Demo now available

by: Dan - posted: 11/7/2010 7:44:00 AM
More On: Rock Band 3
You can put this one in the “better late than never” category, as the Demo for Rock Band 3 is now available on PSN and Xbox Live. It will feature four songs in Quickplay mode, two venues and the ability to use the legacy guitars to emulate the base keyboard. The demo is currently free to get on PSN, but is only available to Xbox Live Gold members until Nov 12, when it is open to all Xbox Live members.

I just purchased my keyboard and game on Friday and have had a blast with it so far. Here are the four songs from the demo you get to tackle until you purchase a full copy:
  • Spacehog – “In the Meantime”
  • White Stripes – “Hardest Button to Button”
  • Slipknot – “Before I Forget”
  • Foreigner – “Cold As Ice”
Rock Band™3 Demo Available for Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3
Keyboard Parts Playable With Five-Button Guitar Controllers

Cambridge, Mass. – Nov. 5, 2010 – Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game developer, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced that a demo for Rock Band™3, the next generation in the ultimate social and interactive music gaming platform, is now available for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

The Rock Band 3 demo features the opportunity to play four songs in Quickplay, featuring one standard venue and one “music video” venue. Fans can try out three-part harmonies and, for those who don’t yet have the Rock Band 3 keyboard or Rock Band 3 Fender™ Mustang™ PRO-Guitar™ Controller, keyboard parts are playable on legacy guitar controllers. The demo includes the following songs from the master Rock Band 3 soundtrack:

Spacehog – “In the Meantime”
White Stripes – “Hardest Button to Button”
Slipknot – “Before I Forget”
Foreigner – “Cold As Ice”

To download and play the Rock Band 3 demo for the PlayStation 3 system, you must have an Internet-connected PlayStation 3 console, a PlayStation Network account and at least one Rock Band or Rock Band-compatible third-party music game controller or USB microphone. If you don’t already have a PlayStation Network account, simply create one in the PSN Home Menu. Next, simply head over to Demos in the Featured Games menu and click Rock Band 3 demo to download.

To download the Rock Band 3 demo for the Xbox 360, you must have an Internet-connected Xbox 360, a Gold Xbox Live account (the demo will be available to Xbox Live free accounts Nov. 12) and at least one Rock Band or Rock Band-compatible third-party music game controller or USB microphone. Sign in to your Xbox Live account. If you don’t already have a Xbox Live account, simply select Join Xbox Live from the Xbox dashboard and create your account. In the Xbox Live menu, go to Game Marketplace and select Game Demos. Find the Rock Band 3 demo and select to download.